Sheet metal container and head therefor



April 4, 1933.

C. H. ROLLASON SHEET METAL CONTAINER AND HEAD THEREFOR Filed Oct. 27, 1930 INVEN+DR Patented Apr. 4, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE owns E. nonnason, or mature, wnsr VIRGINIA, assrenon. 'ro wnnnnmo s'rnm. conronanon, or wnnmne, wns'r vmemra, A oonrona'rron or DELA- WARE Application filed October 27, 1980. Serial No. 491,858.

This" invention relates broadly to sheet metal containers, and more particularly to a drum or can of the character employed as containers for oils and other fluids and having a spout through which the fluid contents are introduced and removed. The primary object of the invention is to ggdvide a container or can of drum form emying a head having 'a pouring spout formed thereon and so located that drip therefrom following pouring of contents cannot overrun any material portion of 'the surface of said head, thus obviating a serlous objection to common forms of containers of this t e.

A urther object is to'provide a containerhead of the character mentioned wherein the pouring spout occupies a sunken position relative to the general plane of the head and is located closely adjacent to the circum ferential edge portion of said head, thereby to permit free "drainage from the head of such of the fluid contents as may drip from said spout during and following pouring.

In describin the invention in detail, reference is herem had to, the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a top'plan view of a container embodying my invention;

gigure 2 is a side elevation of the same; an

Figure 3 is, an enlarged detail section on line 33, Fig. 1.

Referrin to said drawing, 1 designates the body of a s eet metal drum, can or pail, and 2 the head end thereof, the latter being of dieressed or drawn form and having an annuar depending flange 3 permanently attached Formed in said head 2 adjacent to its outer edgeis a relatively depressed, or sunken, area erein shown as having an approximately circular contour as viewed from above, or in top. plan, which at one side opens outwardly through said outer edge and which, consequently, materially reduces the length of the flange 3 at said edge, as shown at 6. Provided on saidsunken area 5, preferably in a substantially central location, is an upright body, as by an annularsum EE'I'AL CONTAIHEB AND HEAD neck 7 defining an opening 8 through which the contents of the container may be removed by pouring. Said neck, constitutin a pouring spout, has at its outer side a suita ly flared lip 9 whereby the direction of flow in pouring may be more or less controlled and a which projects to or adjacent to, but not be- The pouring spout 7, which is preferably integral with the head 2, has its upper, or terminal, edge located on a level in or below the general plane of the surface of said head, thereby to avoid all interference from said spout in stacking containers in the usual way.

REISSU ED As is manifest, any fluid which may overflow or drip from the spout will readily drain to the sunken area 5 which, in effect,

constitutes'a spout encircling channel. that opens outwardly over the edge of the head for'draining off such overflow.

What is claimed is 1'. A container of the character described comprising a head havin therein adjacent to and opening outward t rough its peripheral edge portion a sunken area, an uprlght curing spout located within said area adacent to said ed e portion, the spout encircling portion oi said area constituting a drainage channel for receiving and conducting away from said head overflow from said spout, and means below the plane of the bottom of said spout for securing the head to the container.

2. A container of the character described comprising a rimless head having therein a ortion of said area pings from said opening, and means below the plane of the bottom of said spout for secu ing the head to the contamer.

3. A sheet metal container of the character described comprising a body, a head having a downwardly directed annular flange at' tached to the upper end of said body, said head having therein adjacent to and opening outward through its peripheral edge a relatively depressed area, and a pouring opening located within said area, the opening encircling portion of said area constituting a drainage channel for receiving and conducting away from said head overflow and drippings from said opening.

4. A sheet metal container of the character described comprising a body, a head having a downwardly directed annular flange attached to the upper end of said body, said head havin therein adjacent to and opening outwar throu h its peripheral edge a relatively de resse area, and a pourlng spout of less eight than the depth of said opening located within said area and adjacent said edge.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

CHARLES H. ROLLASON. 

